. the player begins with three lives ( power @ - @ ups and rings add more ) , which are lost when sonic col ##lide ##s with hazardous enemies ( or objects ) without rings , falls off @ - @ screen or exceeds an act ' s ten @ - @ minute time limit . lamp ##post ##s acting as checkpoint ##s allow sonic to return to the most @ - @ recently activated post when he loses a life . if he loses a life as a result of time running out but has another life , the timer will reset to 0 : 00 when he returns to the checkpoint . if all lives are lost at any point in the game , the
. the player begins with three lives ( power @ - @ ups and rings add more ), which are lost when sonic collides with hazardous enemies ( or objects ) without rings, falls off @ - @ screen or exceeds an act's ten @ - @ minute time limit. lampposts acting as checkpoints allow sonic to return to the most @ - @ recently activated post when he loses a life. if he loses a life as a result of time running out but has another life, the timer will reset to 0 : 00 when he returns to the checkpoint. if all lives are lost at any point in the game, the